I have Scratch and I don't think you can edit MS Word doc files. It does have some rich text though, and it's a pretty nice app. You can edit Google docs and send them back to Google apps to work on. I've not done that yet, but I want to give it a try. If only someone could stop all the new work I'm supposed to do from coming in for about a year, then I would have time to do those little things I WANT to do!

i have them both, why i dont know... the notes app i use the most and it is pretty handy, and has minor wp capabilities.. scratch is much more involved and has more wp options and capabilities. it does alot more than i will ever need, i just bought it to support the dev, since he was the first one to make a wp app for the pre... both sync back and forth to google docs

Scratch and Notes are similar but not identical applications. Scratch is intended as a word processor for writing, while Notes seems meant more as just a beefed-up replacement for Palm's built-in memos app.

Obviously, I think Scratch is better, but I haven't spent the time to do a real feature comparison against Notes. I do know that Notes allows you to paste in images to your files, but they don't have any better luck sending them to Google Docs than I have. (I also suspect that they're just using the stock RTE editor, as you have to be kind of a real writing geek to care about real paragraphs.)

Neither Scratch nor Notes can read .doc files directly at this time, as there's no local File access in Palm WebOS. At best, we can send the file to a third-party site, like google, and then open it from there.

With the ongoing Palm 50% off sale in the USA, it's a GREAT time to pick Scratch up. Inglorious Apps raised their price to match Scratch's, which means that for the $5 you might have spent on Scratch or Notes (or buying a fancy cup of coffee), you can have both, and get all of the updates either of us makes forever.

Are these apps basically identicle or are they different enough it would benefit me to get both?

Can Scratch open and edit .doc?

Thank you in advance for your help...

I guess this is where I step in an say Notes is better?

But seriously, Planesdragon pretty much summarized it. The only difference between the apps (apart from UI) is that you can have embedded images, video and audio clips to your notes in Notes. And Notes has a few other features like pin code protection, and reminders for your notes (but that's just features).
If you're stuck on deciding which to get, view the video demo of both in the app catalog, and choose whichever suits your taste the most. Or just get both (you have till Jul 9th to take advantage of this sales)

Wait.. So you hiked up the price because people told you to AFTER they already brought up. Not fair well I'm Just A broke college kid ... My idea is Scratch Plus Notes Into One App...

Yeah...I don't type enough on it to pay $5, which is part of the reason I never bothered with Scratch (the other part being I wanted a better memo app, not a word processor), so I jumped on Notes when it was $2. Finally, it pays to be an early adopter!!

Yeah...I don't type enough on it to pay $5, which is part of the reason I never bothered with Scratch (the other part being I wanted a better memo app, not a word processor), so I jumped on Notes when it was $2. Finally, it pays to be an early adopter!!

Yep, you were one of the lucky people that got it for $2 when it initially popped up. Heck, some people even got it for $1.75 due to a screwup on my end. But now, its $2.50 with palm's app sales (It will NEVER go lower AGAIN, so anyone hesitating better get it).
But I think the point here is app price doesn't make a difference. $5 isn't much for a one-time purchase of an app you use almost everyday. I mean, how much do ppl spend on coffee? If you truly find an app useful (I'm not talking about disposable apps from Brighthouse or Appible), $5 ($2.50 currently) isn't much of a sacrifice for a one-time payment.

Neither Scratch nor Notes can read .doc files directly at this time, as there's no local File access in Palm WebOS. At best, we can send the file to a third-party site, like google, and then open it from there.

How exactly does Dataviz Doc reader to this? Could there be a homebrew solution that could integrate this via doc viewer until HPalm allows the API's for local file access?

Thank you [devs] both for chiming in here. I have Scratch and like it, but I'm finding that with webOS, and the level of quick development that happens in this community, that it is just fun to buy apps and see them take off.

You folks who develop for us are cream of the crop and we thank you. And ya'll are right, for the price of one, you can have both...sounds good for me! Of course, my final bill will be $7.50, but I'm ok with that.

Question for you, are you really serious about pulling googledocs services? You talk about how many people told you to increase the price and it seams that the majority of users want the googledocs sync. For me, without that sync, your app isn't even in the discussion for me.

Question for you, are you really serious about pulling googledocs services? You talk about how many people told you to increase the price and it seams that the majority of users want the googledocs sync. For me, without that sync, your app isn't even in the discussion for me.

Neither Scratch nor Notes can read .doc files directly at this time, as there's no local File access in Palm WebOS. At best, we can send the file to a third-party site, like google, and then open it from there.

Can either of them open and edit .txt files on the device, or does the same limitation with .doc files apply?

With Notes, you only have font options like bold, underline, italic, and auto-hyperlinks for emails, web address and phone numbers. You can't change font size or color. Notes is more geared towards the casual note taker.

Now, neither of this app is a mobile version of Microsoft Word (we're still waiting for dataviz). If you're contemplating buying one or the other, I say you look at the demo videos, see which appeals more to you, or just get both.